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Tuesday, September 23, 2008

It's Here...

Yes, I got the call at 8:37 a.m....ummm, I had to wake my daughter to get dressed because the delivery men were coming with my new sofa in 10 minutes!

I spent a very restless day at work...it didn't help that most of the bankers were off-site, so it was a little quiet...and I was a little anxious to get home!

After much huffing and puffing to get the rug down straight...it's been sitting here for over a month waiting for the couch to be purchased and delivered...then moving some stuff around for a photo op...

Here it is so far...me sitting happily upon my new sofa and rug! There are still lamps, another bookcase, two comfy chairs and a coffee table to go in the room before it's done...but I wanted the major pieces (the sofa and the rug) in before I went off and got the coordinating pieces.

So tell me...do you think it's going to look like a big comfy library-type room? Cause that's what I'm aiming for...to be surrounded by the things I love...sewing machines, fabric and books!

Working! Lovely sofa. I love bookcases. In my house they vie for wall space with artwork! Never enough bookcases imop. We redid my dd's bedroom a couple of years ago and added a wall of bookcases 9' tall. (high ceiling) She filled those up in no time flat! Book loving runs in the family. My ds and his wife are planning on turning their living room into a library too. Sewing and reading, what could be better?

Carolyn, I love the idea of a library look. You have a great looking rug and couch there. I turned a spare bedroom into a "library' and everybody gets a kick out of sitting in there. It's just a comfy couch, chair, and two floor to ceiling bookcases but it does the trick.

It's ALREADY looking like a 'big, comfy library-type room' - what a great looking room. We bought 2 brown leather loveseats a couple years ago and I was really surprised at how comfy they are...enjoy !

Hi Carolyn, just popping in to pay compliments and say Hi! I mentioned your blog in my post today re:blog awards... I know you are recognized often, so don't feel you must respond. But I had to give you props!

Your room looks great! The rug sure is pretty! Books, yep, next best thing to people for companionship that is! It's shapiing up to be a really comfy room. Good for you! You know, a nice nap on that couch sounds good right now! Power nap b/4 the sewing begins! LoL enjoy!

It does look like a library, with the hardwood floor under that beautiful oriental, and the dark furniture! And you look so happy, finally having your rug in place and the beautiful sofa! What a happy way to start what promises to be a rainy weekend.

Carolyn .- finally a little time to make a visit to you. I'm so busy lately that I do not have the time or for a small break. I admire his work, really, you're a great seamstress. ahhhh .. and I am a little envious to see it there so relaxed in his new sofa. You are wonderful. greetings from Barcelona and see you soon. Paco

Pta .- I want to ask: I would like to add you to my list of blogs. it seems good to you? I hope his reply. thanks

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If I had to use some words to describe or define myself - sewist, dressmaker, creative fiber artist would definitely be on the list. Fabricaholic would also have to be featured prominently! But mostly I am just a fashionista journeying thorough the sewing world trying to make "magic" with each garment I create.
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My Favorite Quotes

"Looking good is not about what size you wear, but how well the garments fit!"

Connie Crawford

"Am I a fool when I dream of putting art into my dresses, a fool when I say dressmaking is an art?...For I have always loved painters, and felt on an equal footing with them. It seems to me that we practice the same craft..." Paul Poiret

"I think of myself as very basic. I am a craftsperson and I sew like that. I sew beautiful clothes. I am nothing more than a worker sitting behind a sewing machine. That's where I feel most comfortable, that's where I am the best. That's what I do the best and it is very basic."

"Style? It's a sense of knowing what you like. You don't have to be beautiful or slim. It's a spark. It's something that comes from the inside. This is what I am about."